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dioxygenation

dioxygenation noun: oxygenation involving both atoms of an oxygen molecule; typically catalyzed by a dioxygenase.

Noun

dioxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural dioxygenations)

  1. oxygenation involving both atoms of an oxygen molecule; typically catalyzed by a dioxygenase

Forms of dioxygenation

pluraldioxygenations

Origin of dioxygenation

From di- + oxygenation.

Questions about dioxygenation

What does dioxygenation mean?
Dioxygenation means oxygenation involving both atoms of an oxygen molecule; typically catalyzed by a dioxygenase.
What part of speech is dioxygenation?
Dioxygenation is a noun.
What is the plural of dioxygenation?
The plural of dioxygenation is dioxygenations.

Words near dioxygenation in the dictionary

  1. dioxygen
  2. dioxygen difluoride
  3. dioxygen hexafluoroplatinate
  4. dioxygenase
  5. dioxygenases
  6. dioxygenation
  7. dioxygenations
  8. dioxygenic
  9. dioxygenyl
  10. dioxygenyls
  11. dioxymethylanthraquinone

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